Should everyone get a trophy?
yield | participate | superior | resilient | consensus
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Do the Math
Do the Math
Factors like education, income, and age influence our opinions about important issues. One way to learn about people’s views is to conduct a poll. Responses can be analyzed to yield patterns and trends. Below are results from a 2014 Reason-Rupe poll in which 1,000 people were asked the following question: Do you think all kids who play sports should receive a trophy for their participation, or should only the winning players be awarded trophies?
Option 1:
Option 1:
At which education level do people show the strongest consensus that only winning players should get trophies?
A. high school or less
B. some college
C. college grad
D. post-grad
Option 2:
Option 2:
It is your job to expand the poll to include the opinions of people in middle school. Participate in a class survey of the question above, and tally your class’s responses below. Next, determine the percentage of students who agree with each perspective. If you were to add your results to the graph, would they yield a similar trend to the one that is shown?
Discussion Question:
Discussion Question:
According to the World Values Survey, the United States is one of the most competitive countries in the world. Competition encourages people to work harder so that they can be considered superior to others. That might account for the U.S.’s powerful economy. But competition usually yields one winner and many losers, and some people think that children should be protected from the pain of failing. Given that we live in such a competitive society, what are some ways to teach children to be resilient when they face a failure?
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